To be tired of people taking photos everywhere?

[Poolsidee]

DS is 6 months and is about halfway through his second through term of baby swimming.

There is (small) signage in the viewing area saying respect others privacy etc and surely “no photos” is just the norm by now? (Rightly or wrongly can be up for debate elsewhere)

First lesson, a mum in the viewing area was taking pictures. Not just when baby was in front of them but throughout the lesson so probably getting most of the group in shot.

Bit annoying, but thought “fine, maybe it’s baby’s first time in the pool” so I just let it go. Even more annoying as we took a class the term prior and respected the rules so our DS has no photos of his first time swimming.

However we’re now halfway through the term and I can’t help but think can she just stop? I don’t want pictures of my son floating around the internet nor do I particularly want my less than stellar postpartum body immortalised on someone’s Facebook. Plus it’s baby swimming FGS, the photos this week are the same as last week, and the week before, and the week before that, and …

Don't really care if she took photos at the start or end when she can more easily just get her baby and husband in the shot. It just seems intrusive and rude to be snapping away the entire time.

Anyway

YABU get over it she just wants photos of her baby swimming, or

YANBU it IS annoying

(fully realise I probably should just get over it anyway)

People should respect the photography rules of the place they're at.

I feel the same as you about swimming, especially when it's likely to catch other people's children.

It's the same with nativities and school plays though. Schools will often say not to take photos because a blanket statement makes it easy if they have children who either can't have their photo taken/shared or there's children whose parents have said no to their children's image being used. There's always a minority of parents who think it doesn't really matter.

I swear some mothers think that their precious little bundle of joy is just so cute and precious that everyone else’s privacy or consent is nil and void. My kid is swimming, screw everyone else’s kids, screw people who may be insecure, screw the rules of the pool. They need to pull their head out of their asses.

People these days seem unable to enjoy an experience without photographing it. It's like it didn't happen if they don't photograph it. They don't even think about whether or not it's appropriate to do, or who else is in the picture, it drives me mad. But the venue should enforce it properly.

@Poolsidee did you report it?

YANBU. I hate it. And people videoing at concerts/festivals. It's like no one realizes they have a memory. Totally inappropriate in the situation you describe.

@Poolsidee or if not report at least speak to a member of staff.
Sometimes people do have special permission but they will always be very careful not to include others in the photos.

YANBU and you should tell the swim teacher so they can remind her of the rules. Some people are just so entitled.

Yanbu I despise it. No one seems to understand the basic concepts of privacy and choice anymore.

Nobody should be taking photos in a location where there are signs telling you not to, and even if there were no signs, a baby swimming class at a pool would not be a reasonable location to take lots of photos, in my opinion.

I don't have any issue with people taking photos in public spaces generally, regardless of who's around them (eg I wouldn't expect parents not to take a pic of their baby on the beach or playing in a park just in case there other people in shot). I also don't have any issue with people taking loads of photos that are probably all much the same; it's up to them.

But I don't think a pool is a really a public space as such and I think a lot of parents would find it hard to relax and focus on having fun with their baby if some random stranger was pointing a camera at them the whole time. If she was just taking a picture of her own baby splashing about, away from the class, then fine, but standing in the viewing area pointing a phone camera at everyone isn't really on. Pools, gyms etc are not the places to be indiscriminately snapping away and I wouldn't like it either.

I'm on the fence for this. I think people shouldn't take photos in places there are rules stating they shouldn't.

But otherwise take the photos. Memories fade. Photos last. I lost my dad recently. He hated having his photo taken. I wish I had more photos.

The "No Photos" signs are there for a reason and yes they do apply to the woman taking pictures of her little darling as well as everyone else .

Report her to the staff and see what they do about it

Staff at out pool instantly tell anyone taking a photo to stop. There's a sign, and it is proactively enforced.

Tell the staff, I can only assume they haven't noticed and no one has said anything.

I wouldn't want some random taking photos of me in my swimwear either.

People these days seem unable to enjoy an experience without photographing it. It's like it didn't happen if they don't photograph it,

this definitely seems true! I've been to two.sporting events this week and people were constantly taking photos, I'd rather just watch and have the memories